Course Overview

Securing Oracle Databases is an intense database security training course
essential for DBAs and developers who need to produce secure database
applications and manage secure databases. In addition to teaching basic skills,
this course digs deep into sound processes and practices that apply to the
entire software development lifecycle. Perhaps just as significantly, you will
learn about current, real examples that illustrate the potential consequences of
not following these best practices.

This course quickly introduces you to the most common security
vulnerabilities facing databases today. Each vulnerability is examined from a
database perspective through a process of describing the threat and attack
mechanisms, recognizing associated vulnerabilities, and, finally, designing,
implementing, and testing effective defenses. Multiple practical demonstrations
reinforce these concepts with real vulnerabilities and attacks. You will then be
challenged to design and implement the layered defenses you will need in
defending your own databases.

Security experts agree that the least effective approach to security is
"penetrate and patch". It is far more effective to "bake" security into an application throughout its lifecycle. After trying to defend a
poorly designed (from a security perspective) database application, you will be
ready to secure your own databases and applications starting at project
inception. The final portion of this course builds on the previously learned
mechanics for building defenses by exploring how design and analysis can be used
to build stronger applications from the beginning of the software lifecycle. You
will leave the course armed with the skills required to recognize actual and
potential database vulnerabilities, implement defenses for those
vulnerabilities, and test those defenses for sufficiency.

A key component to our Best Defense IT Security Training Series, this
workshop is a companion course with several developer-oriented courses and
seminars, and it may be customized to suit your team's unique objectives.